PILL DISPENSER

Abstract

The invention relates to a pill dispenser (1), which has a sleeve (2) and a magazine (3) guided in this sleeve (2) to hold a stack of pills. For filling purposes, the magazine can be partially pushed out of the sleeve (2) in the longitudinal direction (4) of the magazine against the force of a spring (5) and receives at its upper end a cap (6) in a pivotally adjustable manner, which cap (6) is pivotally adjustable against the force of a spring (7) from a rest position into a dispensing position and supports a decorative head (8). In order to create advantageous fastening conditions for the decorative head, it is proposed that the cap (6) has a transverse guide (9) onto which the at least two-part, in particular at least two-shell, decorative head (8) is pushed transversely to the longitudinal direction (4) of the magazine.

Claims

1. A pill dispenser comprising: a sleeve; and a magazine guided in said sleeve and configured to receive a stack of pills, wherein said magazine can be partially pushed out of the sleeve in a longitudinal direction of the magazine against force of a first spring, and said magazine supports a cap at an upper end thereof for pivotal movement; wherein said cap is pivotally movable against force of a second spring from a rest position a dispensing position, and said cap supports a head comprising at least two parts; wherein the cap has a transverse guide onto which the parts of the head are pushed transversely to the longitudinal direction of the magazine.

2. A pill dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the cap has a retracted cap neck at a head end between a head part and a cap body, wherein the cap neck forms the transverse guide.

3. A pill dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the parts of the head are two shells, and the two shells of the head have elastic projections that engage the transverse guide.

4. A pill dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the elastic projections have latching lugs projecting at ends thereof towards the transverse guide, and said latching lugs latch in corresponding grooves of the cap neck in an assembled position of the shells.

5. A pill dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the two shells of the head interlock on an abutting surface via a fold and overlap by a depth of the fold.

6. A pill dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the two shells of the head surround most of the cap.

7. A pill dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the two shells of the head completely enclose the cap neck.

8. A pill dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the cap and the head have a recess in a region of a back of the head, into which an ejector tongue extends.

9. A pill dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the parts of the head are two shells, and the two shells of the head have elastic projections that engage the transverse guide.

10. A pill dispenser according to claim 9, wherein the elastic projections have latching lugs projecting at ends thereof towards the transverse guide, and said latching lugs latch in corresponding grooves of the cap neck in an assembled position of the shells.

11. A pill dispenser according to claim 4, wherein the two shells of the head interlock on an abutting surface via a fold and overlap by a depth of the fold.

12. A pill dispenser according to claim 9, wherein the two shells of the head interlock on an abutting surface via a fold and overlap by a depth of the fold.

13. A pill dispenser according to claim 10, wherein the two shells of the head interlock on an abutting surface via a fold and overlap by a depth of the fold.

14. A pill dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the cap and the head have a recess in a region of a back of the head, into which an ejector tongue extends.

15. A pill dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the cap and the head have a recess in a region of a back of the head, into which an ejector tongue extends.

16. A pill dispenser according to claim 4, wherein the cap and the head have a recess in a region of a back of the head, into which an ejector tongue extends.

17. A pill dispenser according to claim 5, wherein the cap and the head have a recess in a region of a back of the head, into which an ejector tongue extends.

18. A pill dispenser according to claim 6, wherein the cap and the head have a recess in a region of a back of the head, into which an ejector tongue extends.

19. A pill dispenser according to claim 9, wherein the cap and the head have a recess in a region of a back of the head, into which an ejector tongue extends.

20. A pill dispenser according to claim 10, wherein the cap and the head have a recess in a region of a back of the head, into which an ejector tongue extends.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] The subject matter of the invention is shown by way of example in the drawings, wherein:

[0011] FIG. 1 shows a pill dispenser in oblique view with the decorative head removed,

[0012] FIG. 2 shows the pill dispenser in another oblique view with only one decorative head shell removed,

[0013] FIG. 3 shows the cap with decorative head of the pill dispenser in partially sectional side view, and

[0014] FIG. 4 shows the cap with decorative head from FIG. 3 in section according to line IV-IV.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] The pill dispenser 1 comprises a sleeve 2 and a magazine 3 guided in this sleeve 2 to hold a stack of pills. The magazine 3 can be partially pushed out of the sleeve 2 in the longitudinal direction of the magazine 4 against the force of a spring 5 for filling purposes. At the upper end, magazine 3 accommodates a cap 6 in a pivotally adjustable manner, which is pivotally adjustable against the force of another spring 7 from a rest position into a dispensing position (dot-dash line in FIG. 3) and supports a decorative head 8. If the cap 6 with the decorative head 8 is pivoted, a pill is pushed forward out of the magazine underneath the decorative head chin for removal. Once this pill has been removed, the next pill in the pill stack is pushed forward by the spring 5 in the direction of cap 6.

[0016] The cap 6 has a transverse guide 9, onto which the decorative head 8, which is formed as a double shell, is pushed transversely to the longitudinal direction of the magazine 4. For this purpose, the cap 6 has a retracted cap neck 12 between a head part 10 and a cap body 11, which forms the transverse guide 9. To fix the decorative head 8 on the cap 6, the two shells 13, 14 of the two-shell decorative head 8 are equipped with elastic projections 15 which engage in the transverse guide 9 between head piece 10 and cap body 11. The two shells 13, 14 of the two-shell decorative head 8 almost completely enclose the cap 6. The cap neck 12 is also completely enclosed by the two shells 13, 14, namely by their elastic projections 15.

[0017] The elastic projections 15 have latching lugs 16 which protrude at the ends towards the transverse guide 9 and engage in a latching manner in corresponding grooves 17 of the cap neck 12 in the assembly position of the shells 13, 14. Alternatively, the latching lugs could also be arranged on the cap neck and the projections have the corresponding grooves.

[0018] The two shells 13, 14 of the two-shell decorative head 8 interlock on the joint side via a fold 18 and overlap by the fold depth 19. The cap 6 and the decorative head 8 have a recess 20 in the area of the back of the decorative head, into which an ejector tongue 21 protrudes for pushing the respective uppermost pill out of the magazine 4 in the above-mentioned manner.